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  From: Geoffrey D. Bennett <g@netcraft.com.au>
  To  : Justin Hawkins <jhawkins@tardis.apana.org.au>
  Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 01:14:05 +0930 (CST)

Re: Kernel upgrading.

> Thanks for the talks at the last meeting, most informative.

Good to hear :).

> Got a couple
> of questions I've since thought about:
> 
> I am currently running 2.0.18, with no problems. Is there any particular
> reason I should upgrade my kernel?
> 
> (One I have found is that to run the recent versions of dosemu, you need a
> newer kernel)

I always liked the quote "If it's not broken, you ain't looking hard
enough.  Fix it anyway."

> Secondly, I run Redhat 4.0. Is it more feasible to download all the
> patches to upgrade my kernel, or to download the newest rpm kernel file. I
> don't have 'live' access to the net often. Will I screw up the rpm
> database for my kernel if I patch it this way?
> 
> Which rpm's do I need if I do go the whole hog?

Personally, I would 'rpm -e --nodeps kernel-source kernel-headers' to
get rid of the RPM'd kernel source, and then use a kernel source tar
file from sunsite.anu.edu.au.  Just to simplify things, don't bother
trying to patch from 2.0.18 up to 2.0.30; although its not difficult,
it is easier to learn one thing at a time.

Regards,
-- 
Geoffrey D. Bennett (geoffrey@netcraft.com.au)
Computer Systems Manager, NetCraft Australia
http://www.netcraft.com.au/geoffrey/
Red Hat Linux Resellers: http://www.netcraft.com.au/redhat/